Turkey won’t supply extra combat troops for Afghanistan

Turkey’s top military commander has said the country would not be contributing any combat troops to battle a widening insurgency in Afghanistan, a television report said Friday. (International Herald Tribune — 8 September, 2006)+ related stories

NATO forces are meeting more resistance than anticipated in southern Afghanistan, an alliance general said Saturday, stressing that at least 2,000 more troops were needed to quell the insurgency. (International Herald Tribune — 10 September, 2006)+ related stories

NATO members were to discuss on Friday how to raise an additional 2,000 troops to bolster its force in Afghanistan amid increased insurgent violence, a spokesman said in Warsaw, where alliance defense chiefs were meeting. (CNN — 11 September, 2006)+ related stories